Major News Stories
- Worst plane crash in history (to-date) over the Canary Islands
- Blackout in New York City led to looting spree
- Son of Sam on killing binge
- Concorde made first U.S. landing
- Oil from Alaskan pipeline began to flow
- Anwar Sadat made historic visit to Israel
- Anita Bryyan crusaded against homosexuals in Florida
- Elvis Presley died
- Most severe winter (to-date) in U.S. history
- Capital punishment renewed as Gary Gilmore was shot
- CB radios became national craze
Sports Champions
- Dallas Cowboys - Superbowl XII
- New York Yankees - World Series
- Portland Trailblazers - NBA Finals
- Seattle Slew - Triple Crown in Horseracing
- Pele starts soccer fever
Top 20 TV Shows
- Roots
- Laverne & Shirley
- Happy Days
- Three's Company
- Charlie's Angels
- All in the Family
- 60 Minutes
- Little House on the Prairie
- M*A*S*H
- Alice
- One Day at a Time
- How the West Was Won
- Eight Is Enough
- Soap
- The Love Boat
- NBC Monday Night Movie
- NFL Monday Night Football
- Barney Miller
- Fantasy Island
- The Amazing Spider-Man
Top Ten Movies
- Star Wars
- Smokey and the Bandit
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Annie Hall
- The Last Wave
- Saturday Night Fever
- Sorcerer
- Black Sunday
- The Spy Who Loved Me
- The Gauntlet
Local Prices
- 3 bedroom ranch: $69,500.00
- gallon of milk: $1.35
- carton of cigarettes: $3.99
- pork chops: $1.18 / lb.
- beef roast: $.85 / lb.
- 12 Pampers: $1.49
- loaf of bread: $.19
- bananas: $.18 / lb.
- Ford Granada: $5,499.00
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Top 40 Singles
- You Light Up My Life- Debby Boone
- I Just Want To Be Your Everything- Andy Gibb
- Evergreen- Barbra Streisand
- Undercover Angel- Alan O'Day
- I Like Dreamin'- Kenny Nolan
- Dancing Queen- Abba
- Torn Between Two Lovers- Mary MacGregor
- Higher And Higher- Rita Coolidge
- Best Of My Love- The Emotions
- Southern Nights- Glen Campbell
- Angel In Your Arms- Hot
- Don't Leave Me This Way- Thelma Houston
- I'm Your Boogie Man- K.C. & the Sunshine Band
- Margaritaville- Jimmy Buffett
- When I Need You- Leo Sayer
- Telephone Line- Electric Light Orchestra
- Rich Girl- Hall and Oates
- Slow Dancin'- Johnny Rivers
- Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band- Meco
- Rocky (Gonna Fly Now)- Bill Conti
- Things We Do For Love- 10cc
- Weekend In New England- Barry Manilow
- Hotel California- Eagles
- You Make Me Feel Like Dancing- Leo Sayer
- Nobody Does It Better- Carly Simon
- Whatcha Gonna Do- Pablo Cruise
- I've Got Love On My Mind- Natalie Cole
- On And On- Stephen Bishop
- Do You Wanna Make Love- Peter McCann
- Sir Duke- Stevie Wonder
- Got To Give It Up- Marvin Gaye
- Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
- Carry On Wayward Son- Kansas
- Easy- Commodores
- Lonely Boy- Andrew Gold
- Feels Like The First Time- Foreigner
- You And Me- Alice Cooper
- Car Wash- Rose Royce
- Keep It Comin' Love- K.C. & the Sunshine Band
- Don't Give Up On Us- David Soul
Top Fifteen Albums
- At The Hollywood Bowl - The Beatles
- Barry Manilow/Live - Barry Manilow
- Book Of Dreams - The Steve Miller Band
- Boston
- Commodores
- Hotel California - Eagles
- Live At The London Paladium - Marvin Gaye
- A New World Record - Electric Light Orchestra
- Night Moves - Bob Seger
- Part 3 - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
- Point Of Know Return - Kansas
- Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
- Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs
- Simple Dreams - Linda Ronstadt
- A Star Is Born - Soundtrack
Notable Senior Year Events
- Senior Prom: If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words
- Senior Ditch Day: Held at Chris Stamm's lake house. Then moved to Lage Geneva
- Graduation Night: Lori McCartney had 300 graduates attending largest party
- Gerald Ford "re-elected" to second term by students
- Fred Heesch does "Elvis"
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